In homes, schools, sports arenas and workplaces across our region, someone is missing.

Five years ago the increasing number of opioid overdoses prompted the Province to declare a public health emergency. Since then across Interior Health, more than 1,117* family members, friends, coworkers, teammates, neighbours and friends have been lost to overdose.

We are IH is a recognition campaign to spotlight Interior Health employees and medical staff – through pictures and stories.

We are IH is a recognition campaign to spotlight Interior Health employees and medical staff – through pictures and stories.

If you ask Dr. Andy Hamilton, leadership skills should be taught to medical students and residents early on.

“In medical school, we train physicians to treat patients. We don’t train them to perform as part of a huge complex system and how to be effective in working within that system to make it better.”